ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

First edition, first printing. Original magenta cloth with white titles to the spine and an oval illustration plate inlaid on the upper board. 28.5 x 35 cm. Illustrated endpapers. With a colour frontispiece and evocative black and white graphite drawings throughout by Kuniyoshi Kaneko. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a very faint bump to the head of the spine. There is one spot to the rear flyleaf, the contents are otherwise clean throughout. Uncommon.

A beautiful, unusual edition of 'Alice' with moody illustrations by the Japanese artist and designer Kuniyoshi Kaneko (1936-2015) that foreground the darker elements of Carroll's classic children's novel. Kaneko became particularly known for his Alice illustrations in Japan; he continued to produce Alice illustrations for decades following the original Olivetti publication, multiple exhibitions of his Alice work have been held in Tokyo, he directed and designed a ballet called 'Alice's Dream' and his Alice illustrations have been used in designs by Japanese fashion brands such 'Innocent World'.